Blog Tour: A Skye Full of Stars by Sue Moorcroft (including UK giveaway)

 

It's been a tumultuous time for Ezzie and her sister Thea, but things are settling down now. Thea is all loved up, and Ezzie has been promoted to manager of Rothach Hall, situated on the Isle of Skye. She loves working at the hall, and on the Isle of Skye.

Normally, the Swedish family that owns the hall only visit during the summer, but this year they have decided that they are going to have a Scottish Christmas, which means only one thing - more work for Ezzie. She is already working on ways to make the Hall a winter tourist destination, and now she needs to ensure that the family areas are decorated, be available whenever required, she's short staffed and more.

Things don't get off to a great start when Ezzie clashes with the (handsome) over-bearing son Mats. He is spending time with his adorable kids on the island while their mother cruises around the Meditteranean on a super yacht with her new partner.

With Mats bumbling around issues that are none of his business and causing chaos, Ezz doesn't need any more stress, so when some unexpected visitors turn up, her whole life feels like it has been turned upside down. So why is it Mats that she turns to when she needs support? 

In some ways Ezzie appears to be very in control, but that has come with a lot of work and a lot of strategic coping mechanisms. But with the Larson's in town, soon those somewhat fragile mechanisms are picked apart one by one. What will happen if she loses her job that she invests so much of herself in, and have to start all over again?

The Larsons, including Mats, have issues of their own. There is clearly something going on with his parents, and Mats' ex-wife Inger is being a pain as well, leaving him to deal with their children. What he is realising is that he needs to make some changes in his own life so that he can prioritise them.

When we visited Scotland, I was very excited that we were going to be visiting the Isle of Skye. The reality was though that we were on the island for all of about 2 hours, we visited one small town right near the bridge to the mainland and then crossed back on our merry way and that was that, so it's fair to say we didn't see much of Skye. Reading this book definitely makes me want to go back. The Isle of Skye does also seem to be having something of a moment right now, with numerous books being released recently which take place on the island. 

I really loved the mixing of Christmas traditions present in this book. The Larson's are Swedish and so there are loads of mentions throughout the book of Swedish Christmas food and traditions but they are also determined that there will be Scottish elements to their Christmas as well. It was a delightful mix.

Sue Moorcroft has once again delivered a great read, with interesting characters and a great setting. I will definitely be keen to read then next book in this trilogy, which will feature the oldest of the Winter sisters, Valentina. Given some of the things that happened in this book with Valentina, I will be looking forward to seeing how things unfold for her in her own book

I am sharing this review with the New Release Challenge hosted by The Chocolate Lady's Book Reviews and with British Isles Friday hosted at Joy's Book Blog.  Be sure to check out other stops on the tour shown below. Thanks to the publisher, Netgalley  and Rachel's Random Resources for the review copy.

You can read my review of the first book in the trilogy, Under a Summer Skye, here.

This post is part of the blog tour for the release of A Skye Full of Stars. It is, however, also part of a bigger blog tour which is celebrating the fact that this is Sue Moorcroft's 25th book. I will be back later in the extended tour with my post. The details of the extended tour are at the bottom of this post.

Rating 4/5

About the book

A Skye Full of Stars

Under the winter stars, anything is possible…

Ezzie Wynter can’t wait for Christmas on the beautiful Isle of Skye. Her island home sparkles at this time of year thanks to the snow-capped mountains and frosty winter walks, topped off with family gatherings with those she loves the most.

But her peaceful Christmas idyll is upended when she hears that the Larson family – the owners of Rothach Hall – are flying in from Sweden for the festivities. As Manager of their grand Scottish manor house, Ezzie suddenly has decorations to hang, food to source and itineraries to organise.

Life only becomes more difficult when Mats Larson turns up. The owners’ handsome, self-assured son is used to doing things his own way – and he is only another headache to add to her overflowing list.

Yet when unexpected visitors arrive looking for Ezzie, nothing else matters as she is left questioning everything she ever knew about herself. But amidst the Christmas chaos, she might also discover that, when all is lost, it’s sometimes those we least expect who come to our aid…

A beautiful, escapist festive tale to curl up with by the fire this Christmas. Perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan and Karen Swan.

Purchase Links

UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Skye-Full-Stars-beautiful-million-copy-ebook/dp/B0D13K69K8/

US: https://www.amazon.com/Skye-Full-Stars-beautiful-million-copy-ebook/dp/B0D13JJF2C/

Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Skye-Full-Stars-million-copy-bestseller/dp/0008708924/

About the Author 

Sue Moorcroft is a Sunday Times bestselling author. Her novels have been #1 on Kindle UK and Top 100 on Kindle US, Canada and Italy. She writes two books a year for publishing giant HarperCollins and has won the Goldsboro Books Contemporary Novel of the Year, Readers’ Best Romantic Novel award, two HOLT Medallions and the Katie Fforde Bursary. She’s the president of the Romantic Novelists’ Association.

Her novels, short stories, serials, columns, writing ‘how to’ and courses have appeared around the world.



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Giveaway

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